The Rio de Janeiro team failed to win at home, although they played with one more player in the last half hour of play. With this result, they move away from leaders Palmeiras .
The great novelty presented by Flamengo today at the Brasileirao It was Erick Pulgar’s first start with the Mengao jersey. The Chilean and his teammates took on Ceará at the Maracaná, an unmissable opportunity to add a win. However, they were unsuccessful.
Despite the constant pressure from the inhabitants, the visit held up well against each of the attacks and at the end of the first half they took the lead: Jo finishes off a deadly Vozao counterattack and opens the scoring with an unstoppable crossfire.
The technical director of the Fla, Dorival Júnior hit the table and He sent Arturo Vidal to the field of the mythical stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Thus, with the two Chileans selected, the Rio de Janeiro team went for the draw.
And he got it in minutes, well Gabriel Barbosa took advantage of a corner – which bounced off a defender – to head home and overcome the opposing resistance and equalize (52nd). The emotional blow would go on until 61′, when Ceará’s scorer -Jo- was sent off for unsportsmanlike conduct. Eight minutes later, Pedro tried with a tight right hand and goalkeeper Joao Ricardo drowned out the goal scream from everyone in the room.
Dorival Júnior decided to knock out Pulgar in the 79th minute, although he kept Vidal on the pitch. The modification was looking for even more attacking play, but it failed to break the fence. If even luck abandoned Flamengo, because in the 88th minute Everton Cebolinha smashed the ball against the crossbar and doomed the hosts’ fate. The Cariocas were so frustrated that Gabigol reacted badly to an accusation and his strong claim received a second yellow card which matched the players on each team. The plateau has not moved and the reds and blacks are far from the leader Palmeiras (51 points), but remain in second place with 44 units. A setback that they must quickly put behind them, because this Wednesday they must close the key semi-final of the Copa Libertadores against Vélez. In the first leg, they won 0-4. The schedule is quite busy, since on Sunday 11 they visit Goias and three days later they host Sao Paulo for the other semi-final they are playing: the Copa Brasil and where they have a 1-3 advantage in first leg.
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